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  People savor the tastes of craft beer. At least one million people in the United States brew their own beer at home. Could you take this hobby and turn it into a thriving business? Maybe. But similar to tobacco and firearms, alcohol is a tightly regulated industry. Whether you want to make beer for a hobby or would consider an entrepreneurial enterprise, Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine explains the laws of what you can and cannot do with your home …

As if child-stars gone wild was some kind of surprise, Justin Bieber fans are freaking out over the possibility that the 18-year-old could be – gasp! – smoking pot and drinking alcohol, after pictures emerged on the Internet of the singer allegedly partying with friends.  “Beliebers” might have even more to freak out about if rumors about Bieber’s plans to counteract such negative publicity come true: He reportedly plans to post signs at his hangouts that purport to make any …

“I drive better when I’m high.” Have you ever heard anyone say that? An urban legend has grown up around the idea that while drinking and driving is obviously dangerous and illegal, smoking and driving somehow allows one to skirt DUI laws. There is actually little evidence that smoking pot impairs driving. “Surprisingly, given the alarming results of cognitive studies, most marijuana-intoxicated drivers show only modest impairments on actual road tests,” noted a 2009 National Institutes of Health report on …

Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in Indianapolis means tailgating, extravagant halftime shows, big budget commercials and a general license to party hard across the country. The game can lead to a super hangover, super indigestion and a super credit card bill, but it’s all in good fun until you end up with a not-so-super night in jail and all the penalties and indignities therein. A View From the Inside Football fans have a …

Here are some news items we thought would interest you. Child sex abuser back in jail, and hopefully for good! For 10 years, Robert Eugene Frost ran a day care center in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a small city near Birmingham. That was until the center closed down last year after Frost was arrested on charges he sexually abused two 5-year-old girls at the center. Frost, who’s now 75 years old, was released on bond last February, and was required to stay …